12 | Katelyn's Planned HBAC, Homebirth Transfer and Repeat Caesarean: Private Obstetrician, Induction, Planned Homebirth, Private Midwife, Doula
Description
In this episode, we're joined by Katelyn (she/her). Katelyn lives in Western Sydney with her husband and their two daughters. She now works as a doula and does birth after caesarean mentoring.
In Katelyn's first birth, she was under the care of a private obstetrician whose philosophy about birth was at odds with her own. Despite being reasonably educated for a first time mum, she eventually agreed to an induction she didn't want out of fear and coercion which led her to an unnecessary caesarean.
By the time she conceived her second daughter, she had undergone a total re-education on everything maternity care and sought out the support of a private midwife for a homebirth after caesarean. After a long and arduous labour making little progress with this baby, she eventually decided on a repeat emergency caesarean.
This birth was a far more empowered and positive experience almost entirely due to the support from her private midwife and doula that meant she felt in control of what happened to her and confident to make difficult choices.
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